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5TO ACRISE AND BACK
4.3m 2.5 hrs easy
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This scenic walk to the east of Elham crosses fields and quiet wooded valleys. The hamlet of Acrise is at the half way point, and further on a short detour takes you to St Martin’s Church in the grounds of Acrise Place.
TO ACRISE AND BACK
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5TL onto road to the hamlet of Acrise, 6. follow road around to the left and continue alongside horse chestnut trees for 0.5km to T junction.Ahead is a track leading to the church of •St Martin, Acrise located in the grounds of Acrise Place house. Worth a short detour, but the church tends to be closed other than for services.TR and where the road turns sharp left in 7. 200m take signed FP on the right, over the stile next to a large gate. Go straight on down the hill to KG below large oak tree. ContinueuphillacrossthefieldtoKGinhedge, then downhill with the hedge on your right. Walk straight on through three further KGs to reach the road.Cross road, pass through KG and cross 8. thefieldtoKG.FollowFPwiththefenceon your left and at the corner (waymark sign on fence post) follow the FP straight on across field. Cross stile by the largeoak tree where the land falls away into the Valley, with great views to the north and south and down to Elham. Head diagonally down across the meadow to the gate, then follow path down to the road. TL to follow lane back to The Square.
Leave The Square to the R of the Kings 1. Arms (Cock Lane), walk on to the path between houses, through gate and diagonallyacrossfieldtothebridgeacrossthe Nailbourne stream. TL onto the Elham Valley Way (EVW) and in 75m TR by the waymarkpostandheadupthefield.After the KG follow the fence line round 2. to another KG in the hedge. TR and follow FPacrossanopenfield.Atthefencebearright (look for the waymark signs on the fence) along a grass track towards the pylons.On the road TL and at the T junction 3. (Standardhill Farm) TL and then bear right across the farmyard. Pass through large gate into field to KG next to anotherlarge gate. Continue downhill with fence on your right, pass through the next large gate in the valley and go steeply uphill.Pass through small gate into the woods 4. toaKG.Onceinthefieldkeepnexttothe RH fence under stunted trees. At waymark sign where the fence continues to the right, bear left downhill to the electricity pole. Cross stile and follow short paved path and over a gravel drive (Ladwood) to the road.TR along the road bearing right at the 5. triangle (signposted to Acrise). After 100m leave the road and join track to follow the telegraph poles. Continue on to large gate, TR and follow track up through wood.
DIRECTIONS(ROUTE RUNS CLOCKWISE)
We hope you have enjoyed your walk. We •endeavour to maintain our rights of way – if you have encountered any problems or errors in the route we would be pleased to hear from you.
FP - Footpath TR - Turn rightKG - Kissing gate TL - Turn left
